Composition with the Digital Audio Workstation. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours

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Prerequisite: MUS 3013 , MUS 3103 , or MUS 3123 . The digitization of music production, widespread since the general adoption of computer programs known as Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs), has fundamentally changed the working methods of, and blurred the lines between, composers, and producers. This course examines the formal and practical implications of this shift, emphasizing the recent and prevalent focus on molding real sounds (and the related de-emphasis on molding abstract models of sound). Production tools such as automation, quantization, looping, beat-making, MIDI coding, and sample triggering will be considered with respect to their effect on composition and songwriting. Students will employ these techniques while creating their own productions using the DAW Pro Tools. Generally offered: Fall of odd-numbered year. Course Fees: IUM1 $90; LRLF $10.27; STLF $18.48.